Renewable energy share in Switzerland
Renewable sources provided 27.7% of final energy consumption in Switzerland in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Switzerland, 2021
27.7%
Change from 2020
+1.3percentage points
World, 2020
19.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
19.8%
Position in 2021
85th of 212
Renewable energy share in Switzerland over time
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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27.7% | – |
| 2020 | 26.4% | 19.7% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | 17.9% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | 17.6% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | 16.9% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | 16.7% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | 17.1% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | 16.7% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | 16.6% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | 16.8% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | 17.1% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | 17.2% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | 17.2% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | 17.5% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | 17.9% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | 17.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 26.4% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 20.6%, the figure has changed by +7.1 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Switzerland has the 85th highest value.